World Happenings Briefly Told
On June 24 the King and Queen welcomed delegates to the Imperial Press Conference in Buckingham Palace. President Hoover approves transferring the obsolete submarine P 12 to the U S shipping board for Sir Hubert Wilkins polar exploration. Vincent Massey, retiring Canadian minister to the United States, gave the Michigan commencement address. L R McGregor, Australian trade commissioner to Canada, arrived from Sydney with family to promote Australian wines.
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Buckingham Palace
British Columbia
Commonwealth House
President Hoover
Navy
U.S. Shipping Board
Sir Hubert Wilkins
F. E. Beattie
Bank of
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Russia
Vancouver
Scotland
Vincent Massey
United States
University of Michigan, Ann Harbor
L. R. McGregor
Canada
Victoria
Sydney
Switzerland Prosperity and Growth Amid Mountains
Switzerland covers 19,950 square miles with about 4 million people, up from 3.3 million in 1900. It has 30 towns over 19,000 inhabitants, a mountainous terrain stripping population from the highlands, yet 600,000 work in industry. The nation remains warless and prosperous.
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Switzerland
Switzer 7
Canada’s Permanent Military Force by Rank and HQ Officers
The permanent force totals 3 943 personnel with 401 officers and 1 067 non commissioned officers. HQ Ottawa includes 9 naval officers 49 military officers and 31 air officers plus 104 other ranks. Civilians total 443 with 400 permanent. HQ administration costs 1 425 211 dollars annually.
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Canada
Ottawa
Exhibit For Poultry Congress
A consignment of eighty five live poultry inspected and passed by Professor Wood of Winnipeg has been sent to Ottawa to join a Canadian consignment of a thousand birds for the world’s poultry congress. The birds include some of the choicest specimens in the Dominion.
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Professor Wood
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Dominion
How the Rich Farmer Equipped Himself as a Protection Form
A Leipziger report details a wealthy farmer turning to defense measures after a spate of city motor accidents. The piece describes his methods, motives, and the broader effort to reduce collision risk through personal precautions and vigilance.
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Lustige Sachie
Leipzig
Many Accidents Caused By Neglected Cars
A National Conference report links five thousand traffic deaths last year to neglected cars. It urges stricter official inspections and mandatory certificates of inspection for older cars at driver license issuance to curb unsafe vehicles and rising speeds.
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United States
National Conference On
Washington
Committee On
Pulsating Stars Theory Presented by Dr. Gunn
Dr Ross Gunn of the Naval Research Laboratory presents a theory on pulsating stars at the AAAS meeting. He proposes some stars do not rotate while expanding and contracting. Cepheid variables are highlighted as lighthouse like beacons helping astronomers gauge cosmic distances.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ross Gunn
Naval Research Laboratory
Gunn
Courtney district seeks exhibitors for World's Grain Show
C Tice, secretary of the BC publicity committee, reports a large district committee representing Courtney on Vancouver Island is working successfully to secure exhibitors. Exhibits will cover several classes and reflect credit on the district when competition arrives.
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C. Tice
British Columbia
Courtney
Vancouver Island
Ten Years Growth of Canada's Tourist Trade
The article notes ten year growth in foreign tourism revenue 1920 to 1929 totaling about 1.652 billion dollars, nearly matching Canada's World War I and demobilization expenditures of about 1.695 billion. It highlights the rapid rise and economic importance of tourism as a major Canadian industry.
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Canada
Dominion
Saskatchewan bacon litter contest launches summer drive
The Saskatchewan Livestock Branch and Dominion Live Stock Branch back a summer bacon litter contest to boost the swine industry. Saskatchewan is divided into five regions for prize distribution. Entries must farrow from April 1 to July 1, litters may come from grade or purebred sows, but must be sired by a registered bacon boar, with at least nine pigs raised to marketing age.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Branch
Dominion Live Stock
Saskatchewan
J. G. Robertson
New Bern Officers Ordered to Help Son Take Medicine
Police in New Bern respond to a hurry up call at a suburban home where an irate father insists officers force his stubborn son to take medicine. The boy complies and the situation ends without further incident.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Trade With Soviet Russia Boosts Canadian Exports
L. D. Wilgress, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Hamburg, notes in the Commercial Intelligence Journal that Soviet Russia may be the only country in Central Europe besides Germany to import the bulk of Canada’s products directly. He cites that exports to Soviet Russia in 1929 rose by 1,137,068 dollars, while neighboring states like Czecho Slovakia Austria and Poland often receive Canadian goods via Hamburg.
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Soviet Russia
Germany
Europe
L. D. Wilgress
Hamburg
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Poland
Canada
Grammar school riddle stuns examiner with clever answer
A pupil solving a field work problem misstates the logic saying fifteen men could not reap the field after twenty did. In a separate note, a German scientist claims a spectacle lens to correct color blindness.
Courageous Mounties Demonstrate Nerve at London Show
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment in London for the International Horse Show showcased enduring courage. Constable Cuthbert, while performing a Roman ride, slipped and injured a leg but remounted to complete the act amid thousands of cheering spectators. The London crowd witnessed the force’s enduring grit and chivalry described as a core trait of the Mounties.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
London
Mounted Police
Canada
Plains
Cuthbert
Canadian Mounted Police
Regina
Recipes For This Week In The Kitchen
Cream shortening and sugar, beat in eggs, add lemon juice and rind. Fold in sifted dry ingredients, roll and cut, bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes, then top with a marshmallow and brown briefly.
Carrots and Cheese Bake Step by Step
A recipe outlines steaming twelve medium carrots until tender then layering them in a baking dish with liberal cheese and light salt and pepper. A custard made from three eggs and a pint of heated milk thickens and is poured over the carrots before topping with more cheese and baking in a water bath.
Sunspots and Rabbits Puzzle Pelts and Sun activity
A Dominion Observatory study in Ottawa finds rabbit pelts received by Hudson's Bay Company rise and fall with sunspot cycles. On average rabbit pelts triple in years before sunspot minimum compared with years at sunspot maximum.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
London bobbies learn horns for King George car
The London police are receiving music lessons to identify five horn sounds slated for King George's automobile. Bremen notes 228000 tourists visited last year. Ireland begins medical inspection of schools as a new policy.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Ireland
Jordan Miracle Engineer Lifts Desert to Garden
Rutenberg, an engineer, claims to transform Palestine by raising the Jordan River thirty feet to flood desert lands. He envisions turning barren hills into green fields with concrete walls guiding irrigation, claiming the process will electrify and rejuvenate the oldest country.
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Jordan
Rutenberg
Lke
Transjordan
Dead Sea
Palestine
Romantic Province of Manitoba Primed for Pride
The Lethbridge Herald notes Manitoba’s romantic western history from Fort Garry to Winnipeg. July 15 marks a day of pride celebrating pioneer achievements and ongoing progress driven by the province’s historic spirit.
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Prairie Provinces
Red River
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lethbridge
Synthetic wood from cotton claims to rival timber
A Clerkenwell man perfects compressed cotton material as a synthetic wood indistinguishable from mahogany, oak, or other wood. It can be molded into any warp and used for furniture and fixtures. It costs less and lasts as long as ordinary wood, with potential to cut house costs.
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Clerkenwell
England
Rayon Production Materials in Viscose Process
In rayon manufacture each pound of rayon via the viscose process uses 1.5 pounds wood pulp 2 pounds caustic soda 1.2 pounds carbon bisulphide and 1.5 pounds sulfuric acid.
High Andes crossing at 15,865 feet noted
Central Railroad of Peru climbs the Andes at a single pass reaching 15,865 feet above sea level. In Czecho-Slovakia Parliament lists fourteen women with ten deputies and four senators. Time question remains unsolved.
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The
Central Railroad of
Peru
Czecho-Slovakia
Depue
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Ol‘ Biighty
Loraine Mansions
Joe V. Lileneuvre
Detroit
Municipal
Toledo
Ohio
Poultry Congress
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ong
Annebelle Worthington
MTL Lions
Jaions
Moose
North Woods
Metagama
North Ontario
M. A. Bates
Mr. Bates
Canadian Pacific Railway
Metegama
McDermot Ave
Siz
Betty Barclay
West
Hummel
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